The community organization said a ban is inevitable in the city of San Diego and likely will be approved next year.

Town Council President Gretchen Kinney Newsom said Ocean Beach is a progressive community and residents worry about the environmental impact of the single-use bags because the bags foul water and land. Kinney Newsom hardly considers the resolution controversial.

"I'd say this is trending to become reality in all of California," Kinney Newsom said. "Over 78 California municipalities have enacted similar ordinances banning or restricting the use of plastic bags, and it's a very common action of a shopper at a grocery store to carry their own plastic bags."

The San Diego City Council is considering eliminating the use of plastic bags at big box retailers and grocery stores. City officials are expected to vote on an ordinance early next year.

Yeah, I am sure banning plastic bags in one tiny part of the world surrounded by places that allow plastic bags will really make a difference. Good job focusing your efforts on useless feel-good gestures instead of the real issues facing our nation.

JM, the idea that because one cannot solve a large on there should be no attempt made to solve a smaller one seems fallacious.That being said, I think an outright ban is the wrong way to go about changing consumer behavior. If the city sin-taxed it like alcohol and tobacco (at the state level) they will drive the local market away from the current equilibrium. Of course that also seems like an overreach.Perhaps a better way to reduce the number of waste bags would be to require they be constructed of biodegradable polymers so that they self-compost.

Lived in Eugene this past summer where a plastic bag ban is already in place, and it looked like all the businesses and community had made a seamless transition. Lots of reusable bags offered and many were tiny enough to fit in a glove box or purse when not in use. It's a simple change in habits, not difficult at all in our experience, and well worth the environmental benefits. Volunteer at any coastal clean up and you'll see first hand how plastic bags litter our beautiful city.